I could really put a vent on it about anywhere, all it’ll really cost me is paint. I’d just like to exhaust my options before I go to hacking into it . I’m really thinking I’ve got a huge amount of radiant heat coming off of there to do that, I was hoping to smooth that out a bit into just a general ambient heat with the insulation.

Do you have room in the FB to tack a couple angles to support a temp sacrificial plate with some rock wool or whatever above it?...

I’ve already got one in there, with a 1” air gap above it: I guess I could just insulate that gap as well and get the same effect, I was just wondering what direct fire and smoke would do to the insulation, to say nothing of any outgassing or anything and it’s effect on the food in the smoker..

Do you have room in the FB to tack a couple angles to support a temp sacrificial plate with some rock wool or whatever above it?...

I’ve already got one in there, with a 1” air gap above it: I guess I could just insulate that gap as well and get the same effect, I was just wondering what direct fire and smoke would do to the insulation, to say nothing of any outgassing or anything and it’s effect on the food in the smoker..

I realize you have one already, just thinking along the lines of a double glazed window. I have seen them make a 20-30 degree difference in radiant heat...